IMB R50e laptop intermittenley switches on

I have an IBM R50e laptop. It will only power up occasionally and sometimes does noting when I try to power it up. There are times when it starts ok, but while I am working on it, it frequently switches off without warning.

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Hope this helps. Good Luck
~SmokinJoe~

Hi,
Here you can find all the drivers for your computer:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-55042.htmlPlease note that usually network card does not requires drivers for Ethernet port - Your network might eventually be defective if all drivers installed does not fix the issue.